Staple-puller.



No. 885,575. PATENTED APR. 21,1908.

G. BLOOD. STAPLE FULLER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6, 1907.

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A TTOHNEYS- tion. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

.forced into the staple to draw the same.

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GEORGE BLOOD, OF WESTHOPE, NORTH DAKOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE MEAD, OF WESTHOPE, NORTH DAKOTA.

STAPLE-FULLER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 6v 1907.

' Patented April 21, 1908.

Serial No. 372,238.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE BLooD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Westho e, in the county of Bottineau and State 0 North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Sta le- Pullers, of which the fdllowing is a speoi cation.

My invention is an improvement in staple pullers, especially designed for use in connection with wire fences; and the invention consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of arts, as will be hereinafter described and c aimed.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of a staple puller embodying my inven- Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section drawn through the pulling prong, and Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section drawn through the cutting edges. v

The tool is generally in the form of a pair of pincers having the arms A and B pivoted together at C and formed with the handles A and B and the jaws A and B as best shown in Fig.1. The jaw B has at its free extremity a tapered prong B rounded generally in cross-section and ointed at its end and adapted when force into a staple to draw the same by a wedging action when the jaws are closed. The opposite jaw A is provided in its outer face at its end with a groove A coinciding with the prong B and receiving the same when the jaws are closed, the end of the jaw A at the base of the roove A forming at A a stop against which the staple abuts at its crown when the prong B is being The jaw A 'is also provided laterally to the groove A with a lug or extension A against which one of the legs of the staple is pressed when the sta leis drawn in such manner as to hold the stap e when drawn so it cannot dro out of the puller. This lug or extension A is brought to an edge at A and such edge cooperates with the opposing edge B on the jaw B and forms in the construction shown awire cutter which may be operated for any desired purpose.

It will be noticed that the groove A is formed in the outer side arm A so that the prong B when closed operates entirely above said arm A when being forced to position to draw the staple. One of the jaws, it may be the jaw A as shown, is provided with a hammer-head A which may be utilized for any desired pur ose. It will be noticed, especially from ig. 3, that the prong B not only projects longitudinally beyond the cutting edge B of the jaw B but also projects out wardly beyond the outer face of said jaw so that in the operation of drawing staples, the actionof the prong will not be interfered with in the sli htest by the cutting edges.

What claim is- The staple puller substantially as herein described, consisting of a pair of incers having the opposing jaws, one of w ich is provided at its free extremity with a cuttlng edge and laterally thereto in its outer face with a rounded groove for the reception of the prong on the opposing jaw, and the opposing jaw having at its free extremity a cutter cooperating with that on the opposite jaw and also provided alongside of said cutter with a prong projecting longitudinally beyond the cuttin edge of its jaw and also projecting outwardly beyond the outer face of lon itudinally whereby it may operate with a wec ing action in pulling the staple, all as and for the purpose set forth.

GEORGE BLOOD.

Witnesses i C. E. BRACE', CLARA L. HANCOCK. 

